Independent drama starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly. Novelist Bill Borgens (Kinnear)'s work has suffered since his wife Erica (Connelly) left him for another man three years previously. Instead of putting all his efforts into his writing and personal love life, he is concerned more with her and her new boyfriend. When his daughter Sam (Lily Collins) tells him that her first novel has been accepted by a publisher, he is of course happy for her, but likewise a little disappointed she didn't need his help. Not only is his daughter becoming an accomplished writer in her own right, but his son Rusty (Nat Wolff) is also an aspiring poet and spends most of his time trying to seduce Kate (Liana Liberato), a beautiful but troubled young woman...

Choir drama starring Dustin Hoffman. Following the death of his mother, eleven-year-old orphan Stet (Garrett Wareing) is encouraged to join the elite American Boychoir School run by Master Carvelle (Hoffman) after his talent is discovered by his public school principal Ms. Steel (Debra Winger). After being granted admission to the prestigious establishment, courtesy of the father who abandoned him (Josh Lucas), the undisciplined Stet finds himself warring with confident lead singer Devon (Joe West), a rivalry encouraged by Carvelle's ambitious assistant Drake (Eddie Izzard). But the choirmaster soon acknowledges that the group he has assembled is too talented to waste and they may represent the best chance to cement his legacy before finally retiring.